Ironing board



Max. 13, 1923. 1,448,418

- s. PLEWA ET AL IRONING BOARD Filed Jan. 15, 1921 Steve PLewa Roan N=Ianu5 2 Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

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Application filed January 13, 1921. I Serial No. 436,865;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that STEVE PLEWA and Ro- MAN N. JANUsz, bothcitizens of theUnited States, and residents of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukeeand State of Wiscon sin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ironing Boards, and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention refers to folding ironing boards, and it has for itsobject toprovide a simple, economical and effective means for lockingthe board to a ledge or other fixture. The specific object of ourinvention is to provide a cleat having an obliquely dlsposed face withrelation to the bottom surface of a supporting leg, whereby the cleatassumes a parallel relation to the table or'ledge to which it isattached, to thus firmly secure the ironing board in place and therebyprevent slippage of the same from the ledge,

and to prevent marring the ledge or table.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, as arehereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings andsubsequently claimed. 1

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation,

partly in section, of an ironing table embodying the features of myinvention, the same being shown aflixed to a ledge or table edge, and

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the board, the same being shown in itsfolded position with relation to the leg.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1 represents a ledge or tableto the bottom face of which is fitted the inner bifurcated end of anironing board 3. The said bifurcated end thus forms a pair of spacedgripping fingers 2. The gripping fingers are provided with upstandingresilient buttons 2 which serve as yielding points of contact forengagement with the table bottom.

The underside of the board has secured thereto parallel cleats 4t nearthe inner end thereof, and said cleats carry a pivot bolt 5 for afoldable leg 6, the pivot bolt being secured by suitable nuts, wherebythe leg can be frictionally gripped between the,

cleats 4 to hold the same securely in a set angular position ofgripping. The upper end of the leg 6 extends through the space betweenthe board gripping fingers 2 when the parts are swung to their normalworking i 10081131011130 form a grlpping arm 6", where by said arm isdisposed at an angle to the board gripping fingers 2. Y

The extreme end of the arm has secured thereto a rail-7, which rail isV-shaped in cross section and is secured to the arm by nails or screws7. The lower face 7 of the rail is disposed at an obtuse angle to thebottom face of thearm 6, whereby said lower face 7 is positionedrelatively parallel to the upper face of the table 1 or ledge element,to which the board is attached.

The lower face 7 of the rail is also provided with yieldable buttons 8,which buttons are secured by nails or screws 8 that enter the cleat atapproximately 'a right angle tothe face.

nail 7 of the rail,the same is reinforced to thereby prevent splitting.The yielding buttons 8 have biting faces which are parallel with thelower face7, and hence, it will so be seen that when load strain isputupon the leg 6, th fingers 2 and arm 6 constitute gripping jawsbetween which the ledge or table is firmly clamped, and the clamp strainis directed upon parallel lines to thus prevent slippage of the devicefrom the retaining ledge or table 1, when the ironing board i isutilized. Obviously in some instances the buttons may, be dispensed withor varied in form, as simple felt buttons or a layer of '90 are inthreaded union with bearing brackets y 10 that are secured in socketsformed in the gripping fingers 2. This'arrangement is an importantfeature of our invention, due'to the fact that it permits adjustmentupon the axis 50f the ironingiboard, whereby the 0v angle of saidironing board can be varied v up or down by turning the spindle 9,where-i by its button 2 will raise or lower the outer end of the board.In many cases, it is desirable to drop the table down at a slight 05,

angle or to raise it up to facilitate ironing,

and this simple arrangement permits the desired function. y Y a Weclaim: 1

A foldable ironing board having spacedllo fingers for engaging theunderside of a supporting ledge, brackets on said fingers, bolts Thus itwill be seen that i owing to the securing means for the buttons 75 beingdisposed at an angle to the securing 1 threaded thru said bracketscontacting with said ledge for raising or lowering the fingers to varythe inclination of the board, parallel cleats secured to the under-sideor" the board, acl-ampingbolt extending thru thecleats, a normallyoblique legpivoted upon the bolt between the cleats having a grippingarm projecting above the board, a

rail secured to the under side of the leg' arm, the, railbeing shaped incrosssection and having one face thereof disposed at an ob.-

tuse angle to the lower face of the arm to thus present a lowerrailracein parallel relation to the supporting ledge to which the board isattached, and yieldable buttons se cured to the lower face of the-rail.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsat Mil waukee, in-the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

STEVE PLEWA. nor/ran N. JANUSZ.

